OXFORD, MISS (OPD) – On Thursday, August 24 and Friday, August 25, 2017 the Oxford Police Department along with the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, FBI (Oxford Field Office), Homeland Security Investigations Division, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and Metro Narcotics conducted an operation to identify and stop prostitution within the city limits of Oxford, Mississippi. During this operation our agencies were able to arrest one person for Prostitution and twelve people for Procuring Prostitution.
“We appreciate the help and support from our local, state and federal agencies in an effort to proactively work towards reducing crime for our citizens,” said Joey East, Chief of Police.
All charges are misdemeanor crimes, each person was arrested and taken to the Lafayette County Detention Center. 
